Immerse Yourself

 

It's Week 2 of the CET Book Club and if you haven't registered yet, I have some great news! You're still in time to join.  Here's something I hear very often: "I just want to be able to speak and not feel so uncomfortable and awkward in English. I want to feel relaxed and contribute to the conversation naturally and spontaneously." If this sounds like you, then joining the CET Book Club is the answer, because listening as you follow a transcript in English provides you with everything you need to become more confident and fluent when you speak.

This week we'll be guided by the gracious and affable Rogelio Moreno, a keen and long-term mindfulness practitioner and student of the author, Thich Nhat Hanh. Rogelio has a deep understanding of the teachings and methods suggested in "The Art of Communicating", and he'll be sharing his wisdom and insights with us (in English, of course!) during our LIVE session.

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The best way to improve your speaking skills in English Listening and following a transcript at the same time activates and engages more language systems and skills. It is the best possible strategy to improve your potential for speaking proficiently and articulately. Rhythm and Pace When you listen to someone reading out loud in English, they are using the natural rhythm and pace of the language. As your ears listen and your brain processes the message, you can also hear the auditive features of English, including inflections, contractions, stressed and weak words, and even its musicality. As a result, you gain a deeper understanding of how English is put together. Pronunciation and Connected Speech English is not a phonetic language, which makes it challenging to know how words are pronounced, but when you have the transcript in front of you as you listen to someone read, it's like feeding several birds with one bowl. Listening to someone read has the added benefit of modeling how words are joined together when we speak. Spelling Following a transcript not only provides you with the pronunciation, but also with the spelling of English words. Many learners are often surprised to learn the spelling of words, even those they're familiar with. Noticing the way words are spelt as you listen to their pronunciation creates neural connections that would not take place if you only listen or only read in English. Grammar and Vocabulary If you have not seen results from diligently doing grammar exercises or creating vocabulary lists, it's probably because these activities present language that is devoid of context. But language only ever gains meaning from context, and so reading and listening to English in context is the best strategy you can have to seriously upgrade your speaking skills.

Best of all

We're reading one of the most helpful and healing books available for us to truly understand and be understood.  "When we interact with another person, [...] we're anxious for others to understand us right away. We want to begin by expressing ourselves. But talking first like that doesn't usually work."  ~ Thich Nhat Hanh (in Chapter 3, The Keys to Communicating with Others)

A book about life's most important skill For 6 weeks, we're reading and discussing this short, practical guide together, LIVE. Join us if you're looking for an opportunity to listen, read, and engage with others in English for the real-life purpose of learning how to communicate effectively. Helping you revolutionise your English A continuous development, online English training program designed to help professionals at B1-C1 (intermediate to advanced) level English to transform your language skills and become more confident and fluent, from the inside out.

I want to join the CET Book Club I want to improve my English

See you there!